embassy

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

substantive

Ar. and P. πρεσβεία, ἡ.

go on an embassy, v.: Ar. and P. πρεσβεύειν.

go on an embassy with others: P. συμπρεσβεύειν (dat.).

send an embassy: Ar. and P. πρεσβεύεσθαι.

send a counter-embassy: P. ἀντιπρεσβεύεσθαι.

join in an embassy: P. συμπρεσβεύεσθαι (absol.).

concretely, of the ambassadors: P. and V. πρέσβεις, οἱ, V. πρεσβεύματα, τά, Ar. and P. πρεσβεία, ἡ.

sacred embassy to shrine: P. θεωρία, ἡ; see envoy.